A Psalm Of David, and Of Josh.

i'm scared for this weekend to be honest. we are playing oregon state and st. mary's, two very good rugby sides. i just trust god will take care of my teammates and i. during the match, i get lost in my responsibilities and the exhaustion, just like i did in football, but this is what i want to be focused on:

Psalm 144

1 Praise be to the LORD, my rock,
who trains my hands for war,
my fingers for battle.

² He is my loving God and my fortress,
my stronghold and my deliverer,
my shield, in whom I take refuge,
who subdues peoples under me.

³ O LORD, what is man that you care for him,
the son of man that you think of him?

⁴ Man is like a breath;
his days are like a fleeting shadow.

⁵ Part your heavens, O LORD, and come down;
touch the mountains, so that they smoke.

⁶ Send forth lightning and scatter the enemies;
shoot your arrows and rout them.

...

⁹ I will sing a new song to you, O God;
on the ten-stringed lyre I will make music to you,

¹⁰ to the One who gives victory to kings,
who delivers his servant David [and his servant Josh] from the deadly sword.

...

¹⁵ Blessed are the people of whom this is true;
blessed are the people whose God is the LORD.

we have trained, lord. we are ready to play. give protection, give courage.